Gamma knife radiosurgery for craniopharyngiomas: Long-term results in the first Swedish patients

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 5, 2002, Pages 613-622

  Úlfarsson, Elfar ^a,b,c   Lindquist, Christer ^a,b,c   Roberts, Maud ^a,b,c   Rähn, Tilt ^a,b,c   Lindquist, Melker ^a,b,c   Thorén, Marja ^a,b,c   Lippitz, Bodo ^a,b,c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Sophiahemmet Hospital   (Sweden)

^c CROMWELL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Gamma knife; Minimum effective dose; Morbidity; Multimodality treatment; Radiosurgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; INFANT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MORBIDITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0036897378     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2002.97.supplement_5.0613     Document Type: Conference Paper

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